Well we’re living here in AllentownAnd they’re closing all the factories downOut in Bethlehem they’re killing timeFilling out formsStanding in line

Well our fathers fought the Second World WarSpent their weekends on the Jersey ShoreMet our mothers in the USOAsked them to danceDanced with them slowAnd we’re living here in Allentown

But the restlessness was handed downAnd it’s getting very hard to stay

Every child had a pretty good shotTo get at least as far as their old man gotBut something happened on the way to that placeThey threw an American flag in our face

And it’s getting very hard to stayAnd we’re living here in Allentown

We met as soul matesOn Parris IslandWe left as inmatesFrom an asylumAnd we were sharpAs sharp as knivesAnd we were so gung hoTo lay down our lives

We had no camerasTo shoot the landscapeWe passed the hash pipeAnd played our door’s tapesAnd it was darkSo dark at nightThey heard the hum of our motorsThey counted the rotorsAnd waited for us to arrive

And we would all go down togetherWe said we’d all go down togetherYes we would all go down togetherAnd we would all go down togetherWe said we’d all go down togetherYes we would all go down together